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border. >> there's talk that ukraine could be split into two separate countries which explains the new name. two cranes. >> we begin today breaking news where eric holder is now hospitalized. he was taken to the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is joining me from washington. i'm a big fan of your work. what have you learned. >> justice department officials are being relatively upbeat about this. we heard within the lasts hour he was joking with the paramedics they say in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. he said i'm a guy who walks up five flights of stairs every day to get to my office and going to play basketball this weekend. so i guess you could say the body language around this is upbeat. here are the facts, at 9:00 this morning the attorney general went to his regular meeting at the fbi then walked back across the pennsylvania avenue to his office in the justice department for a regular 9:30 a.m. meeting with his senior staff in the big conference room adjacent to his office. an official who was in that meeting
border. >> there's talk that ukraine could be split into two separate countries which explains the new name. two cranes. >> we begin today breaking news where eric holder is now hospitalized. he was taken to the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is joining me from washington. i'm a big fan of your work. what have you learned. >> justice department officials are being relatively upbeat about this. we heard within the...
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today, pa frightening taste of worse-case scenario for the ukraine, the country divided among ethnic lines. adding to the tension, russian warplanes placed on high alert and russian troops mobilizing for military exercises right along the ukraine eastern border. with the obama administration increasingly concerned about russian's intentions, president obama issued a stern warning. >> i urged him not to take any steps that could be miss interpreted. >> a time of great tension. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry said that in a phone call today, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops that russia feels it has to p
today, pa frightening taste of worse-case scenario for the ukraine, the country divided among ethnic lines. adding to the tension, russian warplanes placed on high alert and russian troops mobilizing for military exercises right along the ukraine eastern border. with the obama administration increasingly concerned about russian's intentions, president obama issued a stern warning. >> i urged him not to take any steps that could be miss interpreted. >> a time of great tension....
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the type of war that ukraine has this proxy battle. it's also economic. you cannot forget how terrible the situation is. we will provide help for you about how you get those in the country with money and pledges of the systems. >> i am waiting to see. $19 billion is the magic number. they can get that kind of money. >> $35 billion. you say 19? corruption is a fine tradition. it's not only jan cove itch and his party, but all of the ole garbings. this country is steeped in tradition. this is the same government we had under the soviet union. not just the system as was the leadership was run by those close to russia. they are not a magic bullet in terms of democracy in the terms we understand it. >> you can stand here and make promises, but writing the checks, i will wait and see that. >> thank you very much. we will continue the conversation and that's happening very, very closely. while the world's attention is focussed on russia and the leader, vladimir putin, kim jung unis determined to plex his muscle with the missile launch and it happens right here o
the type of war that ukraine has this proxy battle. it's also economic. you cannot forget how terrible the situation is. we will provide help for you about how you get those in the country with money and pledges of the systems. >> i am waiting to see. $19 billion is the magic number. they can get that kind of money. >> $35 billion. you say 19? corruption is a fine tradition. it's not only jan cove itch and his party, but all of the ole garbings. this country is steeped in tradition....
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and, potentially russia, can try to help fill that $35 billion gap the country needs to fill. phil black, thank you. >> think about what phil's saying, there's a russian military base, a huge naval base in the area where the ukraine now is trying to maintain control with russian troops stationed right there. a very, very tense situation. >>> other news here in the united states. a defiant chris christie says he will not let the hysteria over the new jersey bridgegate scandal distract him from what he calls his real job or his second-term agenda. the governor has denied knowing anything about the politically motivated lane closings at the george washington bridge. in a radio interview wednesday, christie was asked about the impact of the state legislature's investigation. >> of course it distracts, but it doesn't prevent us from doing our job. i mean, sure, because if you spent any amount of time on it during any day, that's time that you otherwise would be spending on something else. so, of course, to some extent, but it's an important thing to have to look into and get to the
and, potentially russia, can try to help fill that $35 billion gap the country needs to fill. phil black, thank you. >> think about what phil's saying, there's a russian military base, a huge naval base in the area where the ukraine now is trying to maintain control with russian troops stationed right there. a very, very tense situation. >>> other news here in the united states. a defiant chris christie says he will not let the hysteria over the new jersey bridgegate scandal...
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angry crowds filled the streets of southern ukraine after dozens of gunmen seized the headquarters of a regional parliament. their first move to raise the russian flag. it's more than symbolanism a country bitterly torn between old ties to moscow and a future more closely aligned with america and the west. bill black is in kiev where demonstrators ousted their pro-moscow president. tell us more, phil. >> well, carol, we expected tension in the south of the country where people maintain close ties to russia culturally, ethically. this is a real escalation. huge crowds in the region known as the crimea. thousand of people, many of them pro russians shouting crimea is part of russia. eventually those clouds dissipated. in the early hours of this morning, a big group heavily armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades have overtaken that parliamentary building. all politicians, civilians inside have left the building. they now control it. but they are refusing to evacuate. they are refusing to recognize the authority of local politicians. they are intent at this point is no
angry crowds filled the streets of southern ukraine after dozens of gunmen seized the headquarters of a regional parliament. their first move to raise the russian flag. it's more than symbolanism a country bitterly torn between old ties to moscow and a future more closely aligned with america and the west. bill black is in kiev where demonstrators ousted their pro-moscow president. tell us more, phil. >> well, carol, we expected tension in the south of the country where people maintain...
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and not respect the sovereignty of ukraine and the people there. we are hoping that russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the cold war. we don't see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east/west, russia/united states. this is not "rocky 4" believe me. >> andrea, more about your interview and also a broad look at the situation overall because the troop movements, i don't know how they can't be connected. are we supposed to act like we don't see what is happening? >> that's why kerry was so strong. he was much tougher on vladimir putin and on russia in this warning. they are very concerned. this could be gun vote diplomacy and this could be putin flexing his muscles, and most likely is. 150,000 troops in motion there near the ukraine border. this is not an accident. this is the largest troop movement since the cold war. we are talking about a very dangerous situation. now we hear overnight that yanukovych is in moscow, that buildings as you point out have been taken in crimea. this is so fought with tension between east a
and not respect the sovereignty of ukraine and the people there. we are hoping that russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the cold war. we don't see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east/west, russia/united states. this is not "rocky 4" believe me. >> andrea, more about your interview and also a broad look at the situation overall because the troop movements, i don't know how they can't be connected. are we supposed to act like we don't see what...